Albany Devils Weekly

Published on December 19, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release


Last Week

Wed., Dec. 14 - Devils vs. Syracuse (L, 2-3 OT)

Fri., Dec. 16 - Devils vs. Worcester (L, 1-5)

Sat., Dec. 17 - Devils vs. Springfield (L, 1-2 SO) This Week

Mon., Dec. 19 - Devils at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7:05 p.m.)

Wed., Dec. 21 - Devils vs. Binghamton (7:00 p.m.)

Listen Live

- Monday's game can be heard on 104.5 "The Team" ESPN Radio with the pregame show beginning at 6:55 p.m. Fans can listen to both Devils games this week for free online at ahllive.com. Additionally, the contest can be viewed on ahllive.com for $6.99.

The Week That Was

Wed., Dec. 14; Albany 2 vs. Syracuse 3 (Overtime)

Syracuse's Nick Bonino scored with 0.4 seconds remaining in overtime to down the Devils, 3-2, at the Times Union Center. The goal came after the Devils had fought back from a 1-0 deficit with the help of third period goals by Vladimir Zharkov and Steve Zalewski. The Crunch answered moments later, setting the stage for overtime. Zharkov finished the game with a goal and an assist and goaltender Jeff Frazee made a season-high 35 saves.

- Shots on Goal: Albany (37), Syracuse (38)

- Power Play: Albany (0-2), Syracuse (1-3)

- Three Stars: 1. Nick Bonino (SYR), 2. Vladimir Zharkov (ALB), 3. Jean-Francois Jacques (SYR)

Fri., Dec. 16; Albany 1 vs. Worcester 5

After scoring 1:16 into the game, the Devils surrendered five unanswered goals and lost, 5-1, to the Sharks at the Times Union Center. Steve Zalewski scored with assists from Joe Whitney and Joe Sova. Worcester received a pair of goals each from Jack Combs and Tommy Wingels. Marek Viedensky had the other tally for the Sharks. Keith Kinkaid made 33 saves.

- Shots on Goal: Albany (27), Worcester (38)

- Power Play: Albany (0-1), Worcester (0-3)

- Three Stars: 1. Jack Combs (WOR), 2. Tommy Wingels (WOR), 3. Antero Niittymaki (WOR).

Sat., Dec. 17; Albany 1 vs. Springfield 2 (Shootout)

The Falcons needed 11 shootout rounds to finally beat Jeff Frazee and the Devils at the Times Union Center. The marathon game ended with Springfield winning 2-1. Frazee made 25 saves and added seven more in the shootout. Darzy Zajac scored a power-play goal for the Devils and Springfield's Cam Atkinson scored the other regulation goal. Brett Lebda netted the game-winner in the 11th round of the shootout.

- Shots on Goal: Albany (27), Springfield (27)

- Power Play: Albany (1-6), Springfield (0-6)

- Three Stars: 1. Manny Legace (SPR), 2. Jeff Frazee (ALB), 3. Cam Atkinson (SPR)

Notables

- Peter Harrold is the only Devils defenseman to appear in all 28 games. He has posted nine points with a goal and eight assists.

- Steve Zalewski is first on the team with 17 points and leads the Devils with eight goals. He had produced points in eight of the last 13 games (5g-6a). Since being acquired on Feb. 9, 2011 in a trade, Zalewski has accumulated 40 points (19g-21a) in 59 games for Albany.

- Darcy Zajac netted his sixth goal of the season and his first career AHL power-play goal when he sent a backhander past Springfield's Manny Legace Saturday. Zajac is in his second full professional season and has amassed 17 points with 10 goals and seven assists in 69 games.

- AHL alum and current New Jersey Devil Adam Henrique is second in the NHL among rookies with 25 points with eight goals and 17 assists. Additionally, he is a plus-7 with two shorthanded goals and three game-winning tallies in 29 games. Henrique, who produced 25 goals and 25 assists for the AHL Devils in 2010-11, appeared in three AHL games this season.

- In the last eight games, Albany has outshot its opponents 267-218 (33.4-27.3). The Devils rank 15th in the league, averaging 30.25 shots per game. On the other side, the team is ninth, allowing just 28.61 shots against per game.

Albany Leaders

Goals: Steve Zalewski (8)

Assists: Matt Anderson (11)

Points: Steve Zalewski (17)

PIM: Myles Stoesz (51)

Plus/Minus: Mike Sislo (+4)

PPG: Eric Gelinas, Steve Zalewski (3)

Wins: Keith Kinkaid (7)

GAA: Jeff Frazee (2.71)

SV%: Keith Kinkaid (.900)

Last Week's Transactions

Dec. 16 - Harry Young reassigned by New Jersey from Kalamazoo (ECHL)

Dec. 14 - Nick Palmieri returned on loan from New Jersey

This Weeks Opponents

Mon., Dec. 19 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Record: 16-8-1-4 (37 pts/1st East)

Recent Results: Dec. 13 vs. Binghamton (W, 4-2), Dec. 16 at Syracuse (W, 3-2), Dec. 17 vs. Norfolk (L, 2-5)

Leaders: Colin McDonald (8g-16a), Bryan Lerg (11g-10a), Ben Street (10g-11a); Brad Thiessen (11-7-2/2.54/.918)

Wed., Dec. 21 vs. Binghamton

Record: 11-18-1-1 (24 pts/5th East)

Recent Results: Dec. 16 vs. Adirondack (W, 3-1), Dec. 17 vs. Worcester (L, 2-5), Dec. 18 at Adirondack (W, 4-1)

Leaders: Mark Parrish (10g-7a), Pat Cannone (7g-10a), Mike Hoffman (7g-9a); Mike McKenna (5-8-0/2.86/.919)

*Leaders are among active players

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